On her way to a Grade 1 win in the historic Test at Saratoga, popular filly Maple Leaf Mel, trained by Canadian Melanie Giddings, broke down.

The four-year-old gelding, bred by the late Robert Harvey and ridden by Kazushi Kimura, nipped the speedy Silent Reserve at the wire.

A look at recent issues and upgrades at the 65-year-old racetrack in Manitoba as the biggest day of the 2023 meet approaches.

The three-year-old Reload gelding's undefeated season continues with four wins including the first two legs of the Ontario Sires Heritage Series.

Ontario-bred turf sprinters race for $150,000 at Woodbine on August 5 and the very quick Rockcrest looms as the one to watch.

Nearly 500 wins as a jockey, more than 200 as a trainer in North America and a champion rider in Barbados, Ricky Griffith paved the way for many.

With four Manitoba Derbies to his credit, Robertino Diodoro has the even-money favourite for the August 7 race.

Recent impressive winner Abadin could be added to what could be a very lucky King's Plate field of Canadian-breds.

Longtime director Nick Eaves retires from the Board as Mark Saunders returns after a leave of absence to run for Mayor of Toronto.

A look at how well the 7-furlong rule worked in races on Saturday at Woodbine and Century Mile - and who took down a $135K jackpot.